Leri Khabelov
Leri Gabrielowitsch Chabelow (Russian Лери Габриелович Хабелов; born July 5, 1964 in Tbilisi ) is a former wrestler of Ossetian descent, who competed for the Soviet Union and Russia, and the current Georgian politicians.
Career
Leri Chabelow is from Georgia and is a native Ossetian. Ossetia developed after the Second World War, a stronghold of the Ringer sport, which spawned countless world class wrestlers who went to the Soviet Union, Russia, and sometimes for other states at the start. Also Leri developed with the help of trainer arsenic Fadsajew and B. Schawlokow at ZKSA Vladikavkaz to a world-class wrestler in free style. Even as a 18 -year-old he was at the Junior World Championships in 1982 in Colorado Springs its debut on the international wrestling mat. There he won in class up to 87 kg body weight for the world title. In the junior level he became World or European Championships in 1983 and 1984.
In 1985 he made his debut in the seniors as he European champion in the heavyweight division was in Leipzig. In the final he defeated the experienced Uwe Neupert from Jena 3-1 points. In the same year he was in Budapest for the first time world heavyweight champion. In 1986, he was only used in a World Cup tournament, as he had only occupied the second place in the Soviet championships behind Aslan Chadarzew.
In the years 1987 and 1988 he was at the European Championships and at the 1987 World Championships again very successful, because he won in these three events each title. In 1987, he suggested, both at the European Championships as well as in the Romanian Vasile Puşcaşu World Cup safely on points. For this reason, he competed in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul as a big favorite. He also came in convincing style in the final battle for the gold medal, but lost there spanked Puşcaşu who at the beginning of the fight scored a rating point and successfully brought about the 1-0 this time, so much to Leri also tried the fight to turn.
For Leri winning the silver medal was a disappointment. He therefore paused in 1989 at international championships, but in 1990 at the World Championships in Tokyo are back, where she won the world title again. But he had to overcome a scary moment when he was asked in an evaluation losing battle in the pool finale together with the US - American Kirk comfort of the mat. His previous victories ranged but the pool victory. The title he then secured by a victory over the Bulgarians Stojan Nenchew.
In 1991 he defended his world title in Varna with a final battle victory over Mark Coleman in the United States. In the pool - final he had it beaten Heiko Balz from Luckenwalde 3-0 points.
The year 1992 was the most successful year in the career of Leri Chabelows. At first he was a final victory over Heiko courtship in Kaposvar European champion and then he defeated Barcelona in the battle for the gold medal the same Ringer just 2-1 points. Finally, he was Olympic champion.
After 1992, Leri also won the world title in 1993 against the Turks Ali Kayalı and Heiko courtship. This was the last title he won.
In 1994, he was not seen on the international wrestling mat and in 1995 he started in the super heavyweight. But in this weight class he could not prevail. He placed 3rd in both the European Championship in Fribourg as well as at the World Championships in Atlanta. He was beaten there by Mahmut Demir from Turkey and Bruce Baumgartner of the USA.
At the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, he started back in the heavyweight division to once again to win a medal. There he did not succeed. Although he won his first fight, then had to suffer defeats, which meant his resignation and left him land in 14th place but Abbas Jadidi from Iran and Oleg Ladik from Canada.
Then Leri Chabelow ended his career as an active wrestler and became a coach. He is currently the Minister of Sport of Georgia. For his contributions to the sport wrestler he was taken in September 2006 in the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame.
International Championships
(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, European Championship EM =, F = Freestyle, S = Heavy weight, SS = Super Heavyweight, then up to 100 kg and 130 kg body weight)
Swell
- International Wrestling Database of the University of Leipzig
- Journal " The Ringer ", numbers 05/ 85, 11/85, 05/ 86, 06/ 87, 09/ 87, 05/ 88, 10/88, 10/90, 10/91, 05/ 93, 09 / 92, 09/ 93, 06/ 95 and 09 /96